2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season

The 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season was the inaugural season of Súper Liga Americana de Rugby, an annual rugby union competition sanctioned by Sudamérica Rugby. The competition began on 4 March and was scheduled to end on 29 May.[1]

2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby
CountriesArgentina Argentina
Brazil Brazil
Chile Chile
Paraguay Paraguay
Uruguay Uruguay
Colombia Colombia
Date4 March – 29 May
Matches played3
2021 →

On 17 March 2020, the league was suspended until 2021, effectively ending this season after two rounds of play due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.[2]

Teams

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Location of teams of the 2020 Superliga Americana de Rugby.
           Full participant
           Postseason only participant
Team City Stadium Capacity Coach Captain
  Ceibos Córdoba Tala Rugby Club 6,000   Ignacio Fernández Lobbe   Lautaro Bavaro
  Corinthians Santo André Estádio Bruno José Daniel 11,440   Fernando Portugal   Arthur Bergo
  Selknam Santiago Estadio Nacional 40,000   Pablo Lemoine   Ignacio Silva
  Cafeteros Pro Medellín TBA TBA   David Jaramillo TBA
  Olimpia Lions Asunción Estadio Héroes de Curupayty 3,000   Raúl Pérez   Gabriel Ascárate
  Peñarol Montevideo Estadio Charrúa 14,000   Pablo Bouza   Santiago Arata

Season format

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Five of the six clubs in the competition competed in the regular season, which was to take place over 10 weeks and would consist of a double round-robin, with each participating club playing 4 matches at home and 4 matches away. The top 4 clubs at the end of the regular season would have moved on to the championship playoffs while the fifth-place club would have progressed to a challenge trophy playoff.

The challenge trophy would have been contested over two matches between the fifth-place regular season club and Cafeteros Pro. Each club would have hosted one match in this series.

The championship would have been contested between the top four regular season clubs in a knockout tournament.

Regular season

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The regular season began on 4 March and was scheduled to end on 16 May.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1   Ceibos 2 2 0 0 80 24 +56 9 1 2 0 10 Championship Playoffs
2   Selknam 2 1 0 1 31 45 −14 1 5 0 0 4
3   Peñarol 1 0 0 1 13 15 −2 1 0 0 1 1
4   Corinthians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Olimpia Lions 1 0 0 1 8 48 −40 1 5 0 0 0 Challenge Trophy
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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The following were the matches for the 2020 Super Liga Americana de Rugby regular season:

Home \ Away CEI COR OLI PEN SEL
  Ceibos 27 Mar 48–8 15 May 24 Apr
  Corinthians 8 May 24 Apr 20 Mar 3 Apr
  Olimpia Lions 17 Apr 13 Mar 27 Mar 29 Apr
  Peñarol 3 Apr 29 Apr 8 May 13–15
  Selknam 16–32 16 May 21 Mar 18 Apr
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Week 1

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4 Mar Peñarol   13–15   Selknam Estadio Charrúa  
20:30 UYT Try: Santiago Arata 10'
Con: Federico Favaro (1/1) 11'
Pen: Federico Favaro (2/5) 5', 67'
Cards: Tomás Inciarte   66'
Nicolás Freitas   69'
Report Pen: Santiago Videla (5/5) 9', 20', 34', 48', 70'
Patricio Baronio (0/1)
Drop: Francisco Urroz (0/1)
Cards: Julio Blanc   66'
Patricio Baronio   73'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Nehuén Jauri Rivero (UAR)

Man of the Match:

6 Mar Ceibos   48–8   Olimpia Lions Tala Rugby Club  
21:00 ART Try: Tomás Cubilla 12′
Juan Bautista Daireaux 21′
Leonel Oviedo 70′
Penalty try 79′
Ignacio Inchauspe 80′
Con: Martín Elías (1/2) 13′
Tomás Albornoz (2/2) 71′, 80′
Pen: Martín Elías (4/5) 26′, 32′, 39′, 55′
Tomás Albornoz (1/1) 59'
Report Try: Manuel Montero 72′
Con: Damian Stevens (0/1)
Pen: Máximo Ledesma 29′ (1/2)
Cards: Facundo Pomponio   33'
Facundo Maina   77'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Felipe Balbontín (FRC)

Man of the Match:

Bye/s: Corinthians

Week 2

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13 Mar Olimpia Lions   Postponed   Corinthians Estadio Manuel Ferreira  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
14 Mar Selknam   16-32   Ceibos Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos  
17:00 ART Try: Penalty try 37'
Pen: Patricio Baronio (3/3) 2', 35', 44'
Cards: Ignacio Silva   50'
Matías Dittus   70'
Vesi Rarawa   72'
Report Try: Facundo Cordero 26', 57'
Juan Bautista Daireaux 46'
Tomás Cubelli 77'
Con: Martín Elías (1/1) 26'
Tomás Albornoz (2/3) 47', 77'
Pen: Martín Elías (2/2) 7', 28'
Cards: Facundo Corder   37'
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: Man of the Match: Rodrigo Fernández Criado
Bye/s: Peñarol

Week 3

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20 Mar Corinthians   v   Peñarol Estádio Parque São Jorge  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
21 Mar Selknam   v   Olimpia Lions TBA  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s: Ceibos

Week 4

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27 Mar Olimpia Lions   v   Peñarol Estadio Héroes de Curupayty  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
27 Mar Ceibos   v   Corinthians Tala Rugby Club  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s: Selknam

Week 5

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3 Apr Corinthians   v   Selknam Estádio Parque São Jorge  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
3 Apr Peñarol   v   Ceibos Estadio Charrúa  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s: Olimpia Lions

Week 6

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17 Apr Olimpia Lions   v   Ceibos Estadio Héroes de Curupayty  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
18 Apr Selknam   v   Peñarol TBA  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s: Corinthians

Week 7

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24 Apr Corinthians   v   Olimpia Lions Estádio Parque São Jorge  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
24 Apr Ceibos   v   Selknam Tala Rugby Club  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s: Peñarol

Week 8

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29 Apr Peñarol   v   Corinthians Estadio Charrúa  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
29 Apr Olimpia Lions v Selknam Estadio Héroes de Curupayty  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s: Ceibos

Week 9

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8 May Peñarol   v   Olimpia Lions Estadio Charrúa  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
8 May Corinthians   v   Ceibos Estádio Parque São Jorge  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s: Selknam

Week 10

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15 May Ceibos   v   Peñarol Tala Rugby Club  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
16 May Selknam   v   Corinthians TBA  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
Bye/s: Olimpia Lions

Playoffs

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Challenge Trophy

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The fifth-place regular season club would have contested the challenge trophy against Cafeteros Pro over two matches.


23 May TBD v TBD TBA  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:
27 May TBD v TBD TBA  
TBA Referee: Man of the Match:

Championship playoffs

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 May -
 
 
 
 
29 May -
 
 
 
 
 
22 May -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
27 May -
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semifinals

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22 May  
Referee: Man of the Match:
22 May  
Referee: Man of the Match:

Third-place match

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27 May v  
Referee: Man of the Match:

Final

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29 May v  
Referee: Man of the Match:

Player statistics

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Top scorers

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The top try and point scorers during the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season until the season was cancelled were:

References

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  1. ^ LA SUPERLIGA AMERICANA DE RUGBY TIENE FIXTURE on Sudamérica Rugby, 22 Jan 2020
  2. ^ "SLAR Suspended Until 20201". Americas Rugby News. March 17, 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.